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Short Breaks for Children and Young People

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:50.

Opportunity overview

Blackpool Council is seeking an experienced and capable service provider to deliver a short breaks service for children and young people in Blackpool as follows: • Weekend Club - for children with complex needs (8 - 18 years old, or 19 while still attending school) • Holiday Club - for children aged 8 to 18 with higher / complex levels of need The anticipated service volumes and contract budget for the service is as follows: Provision Number of sessions Capacity per session Weekend Club (complex needs) 52 18 Holiday Club (complex needs) 47 21 Contract budget (per annum) £204,184.44 It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with the option to extend incrementally for a period of up to 2 years (subject to contract review and budget availability). Pre-market engagement has not been carried out prior to this procedure. This is a retender of an existing service and the requirements were deemed to be known and well defined. Full details of requirements are provided within the tender documents.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PLAY INCLUSION PROJECT (PIP)

Matched by number
Published award value
£950k
Awarded
16 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 05115873
Location
Blackpool, UKD42, FY2 9HZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£820k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN787421
Status
complete
Published risks
The English Devolution White Paper set out the government's vision for simpler local government structures in order to lead to better outcomes for residents, improved local accountability and savings which can then be reinvested in public services. All councils in 2-tier areas and small neighbouring unitary authorities have been invited to develop proposals for unitary local government with the aim of bringing together lower and upper tier local government services in new unitary councils to deliver local government reorganisation. It is likely that within the duration of this contract there may be further development of local government reorganisation that could result in the area and scope of coverage of this contract changing. It is not clear at this stage what the reorganisation will look like. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to modify, review or amend the contract as may become appropriate in order to effectively respond to any future requirements as a result of local government reorganisation.
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tenders must be submitted electronically: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ The link to the advert is: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=bb3635a3-3c7c-f011-813a-005056b64545
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
049627-2025
Description
Inclusion of link to advert on The Chest

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Jan 2030, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
6 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
17 Sept 2025, 10:00

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Sept 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
820,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
984,000

Options

Description
The contract volumes are indicative and may increase as a result of increased demand. The contracting authority may purchase additional services, extended services, or any services which fall within the scope of provision of short breaks for children and young people as described within the service specification.

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended incrementally for a period of up to 2 years, subject to demand and budget availability.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Price
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
049624-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
18 Aug 2025, 16:41
Entry 3
Id
049627-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
18 Aug 2025, 16:44

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHHB-5249-RZVD
Name
BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Locality
Blackpool
Postal Code
FY1 1NB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 11, Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PHHB-5249-RZVD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05115873
Name
PLAY INCLUSION PROJECT (PIP)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Locality
Blackpool
Postal Code
FY2 9HZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
139 Red Bank Road

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
05115873
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PQMB-7526-GGTM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
17 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Short Breaks for Children and Young People
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
950,000

Options

Description
The contract volumes are indicative and may increase as a result of increased demand. The contracting authority may purchase additional services, extended services, or any services which fall within the scope of provision of short breaks for children and young people as described within the service specification.

Renewal

Description
The contract may be extended incrementally for a period of up to 2 years, subject to demand and budget availability

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073770-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Nov 2025, 07:51

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05115873
Name
PLAY INCLUSION PROJECT (PIP)

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Nov 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Blackpool · UKD42 · FY1 1NB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD42 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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